Power Rankings: Boston team party

Well, the NHL is closing in on the one-week mark, still a pretty small sample as far as the Power Rankings go, so we'll use a little projection and a little first-week sampling and a little hockey voodoo to come up with our list. In short, we won't be shaking all the teams out of a hat as we suspect our good friend Pierre LeBrun did in coming up with last weeks offering.

The Ducks erased memories of that 6-1 loss in Denver with a gutsy overtime win in Minnesota in which they blew leads of 2-0 and 3-1 but still ended up with the two points and then came from behind to beat Winnipeg in noisy MTS Centre.

The Canucks bounced back nicely after a disappointing opening-night loss to San Jose with a big win against the Oilers to give John Tortorella his first win as Canucks head coach. They then erased a 3-0 deficit against Calgary to win in overtime.

Not a particularly inspiring start for the Kings as they had to come from behind to beat Minnesota in overtime in their opener and then were mauled by surprising Winnipeg in a game that saw Jonathan Quick get the hook.

The Flames are giving fans their money's worth, scoring 12 times in a 1-0-2 start. The problem is, they have given up 13 and twice blown huge leads to lose in extra time or a shootout. Still, the Flames are undefeated in regulation.

Hard to know what to do with the Rangers, who won't play their second game until Monday night in Los Angeles. But poor preseason play bled into an opening-night loss to Phoenix, and there are early warning signs for the Blueshirts.

Did the Oilers get the memo that the season started Oct. 1? They have allowed 11 goals in two games, including a 6-2 shellacking in Vancouver Saturday after blowing a late lead in their season opener against Winnipeg.

The Sabres had better get used to the basement apartment in the Power Rankings unless they can generate offense: They have just two goals in three losses. Good thing they've got the Flyers to keep them company.